Production Occupations in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

31 occupations · 2024 BLS OEWS data

Production occupations include assemblers, machinists, welders, and other factory workers who manufacture goods and operate industrial equipment. The table below shows 2024 wage data for these occupations as reported in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$75,420	$74,860	580
Power Plant Operators	$70,080	$76,690	30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$62,860	$66,060	110
Tool and Die Makers	$61,850	$61,100	90
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,890	$55,920	50
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$57,560	$55,470	80
Machinists	$56,500	$55,620	200
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,460	$52,190	80
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,780	$49,150	40
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,460	$49,690	70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,220	$52,820	770
Helpers--Production Workers	$48,830	$45,440	430
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,760	$49,180	—
Production Workers, All Other	$48,700	$45,160	440
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,640	$49,490	90
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$48,420	$52,320	600
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$48,240	$49,720	250
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,630	$52,090	60
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,630	$50,500	600
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,320	$46,550	210
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$46,960	$47,680	—
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$46,600	$45,570	30
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,240	$53,200	130
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$45,210	$45,140	80
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,930	$51,400	140
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,180	$43,510	150
Food Batchmakers	$41,700	$42,010	110
Printing Press Operators	$40,910	$41,140	110
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,960	$35,950	200
Bakers	$33,690	$32,910	130
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,290	$31,520	120